Second-half rally leads PSU Field Hockey past Worcester

Oct 25, 2008

by John Andersch, Student Assistant

PLYMOUTH, N.H. - Sophomore
Kristina Conroy (Wakefield, Mass) scored two goals
on Saturday to lead Plymouth State University to a 5-1 win over
Worcester State College in a key Little East Conference field
hockey game at Arold Field.

The Panthers won their fourth straight to improve to 7-3 in the LEC
and 9-6 overall, which keeps them in second place in the
conference. Worcester State drops to 5-4 in the LEC and 10-7
overall.

Conroy scored first at 17:58 in the first half with a pass from
senior teammate Ashley Gutowski (Conway,
N.H.). The Panthers continued to put up shots up all day but
led just 1-0 at the half.

The Lancers tied the game up early in the second half with an
unassisted goal from sophomore Angela Johnson (Ashby, Mass.). PSU
rebounded with four goals in the next six minutes. Freshman
Kaleigh Chase (Wells, Maine), junior Sarah
Smith (Lexington, Mass) and Gutowski each scored
unassisted goals in the next three and a half minutes, and Conroy
rounded out the scoring by tacking on her second goal of the day,
with the assist from Smith.

The Panthers will host a non-conference game against Springfield on
Thursday (3:30 p.m.) and finish up the regular season at
Bridgewater State next Saturday. Worcester State will wrap up
its regular season on the road with Framingham State on Monday and
Eastern Connecticut next Saturday.